A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop any further without the active participation of women.
Hey sky, take off your hat, I'm on my way!
Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is.
If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space?
On Earth, men and women are taking the same risks. Why shouldn't we be taking the same risks in space?
I am deeply grieved by the loss of the crew of Columbia. I express my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the astronauts. I believe that their names will remain as the bright sparkling stars in the universe and will light the way for those who will follow them on the difficult roads of space exploration.
Anyone who has spent any time in space will love it for the rest of their lives. I achieved my childhood dream of the sky.
It doesn't matter what country or what political system you are from. Space brings you together.
One cannot deny the great role women have played in the world community. My flight was yet another impetus to continue this female contribution.
Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag behind. We can and we must move constantly forward.
It was very difficult to control the descent. At a height of seven kilometres, I catapulted out of my capsule and parachuted down to Earth. I was very familiar with parachutes because I was a sky diver before.
I am very resourceful, as any woman would be.
Cosmonauts can keep their word like men and women - particularly women.
You don't think about the danger. The spaceship becomes your home.
Of course, it's a dream to go to Mars. I want to find out whether there was life there or not. And if there was, then why did it die out? What sort of catastrophe happened?
We didn't have rest days or weekends because we had to get ready as fast as possible, so we could beat the Americans, who were also racing to send a woman into space.
I think Star City should have Unesco World Heritage status. It will need to be adapted a little bit and made more glamorous than it looks now, but it should definitely be protected for the future.
After being once in space, I was keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.
The missing toothbrush was nothing compared with the fact that the spacecraft was orientated to ascend, not descend. I would have gone up and up instead of going back down to the ground.
To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the success of my new adventure.
